Sewing machine with detachable cover
US5906168A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05B77/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sewing machine cover 2 includes a cover main body 7 and an extension cover portion 8. The cover main body 7 houses a left-right embroidery-frame drive mechanism 60 for driving an embroidery frame 50 in leftward and rightward directions. The extension cover portion 8 houses a front-rear embroidery-frame drive mechanism 80 for driving the embroidery frame 50 in front and rear directions. An opening 35 for engaging with an engagement portion 11 of a bed portion 3 is formed in a wall 31 of the cover main portion 7. When the sewing machine cover 2 is used as a cover of a sewing machine M, a bed surface 12 and an upper surface of the wall 31 form a substantially continuous work surface.
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